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Vanderbilt Health

In research, Vanderbilt Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#625 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#627 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#651 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience (Neuroscience is 6.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,205
of 22,385 · #726 all time
Rank in United States
#265
of 3,332
Research works
2.5k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
83k
33.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Vanderbilt Health

What is Vanderbilt Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #625 of 9,902 14.1%204 #477
MedicineField #627 of 8,541 14.9%172 #480
Life SciencesDomain #651 of 6,403 14.9%120 #436
Social SciencesDomain #1,990 of 9,585 15.4%108 #778

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vanderbilt Health sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#477 #625
  2. Medicine#480 #627
  3. Life Sciences#436 #651
  4. Social Sciences#778 #1,990
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Vanderbilt Health work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Vanderbilt Health is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Neuroscience (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 239 fractional works · 42.3% of its workMedicine: 202 fractional works · 35.7% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 143 fractional works · 25.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 58 fractional works · 10.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 121 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 38 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVanderbilt Health565fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20235.7%
    2. Health Professions315.5%
    3. Nursing50.9%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6912.2%
    2. Neuroscience5810.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    1. Social Sciences498.7%
    2. Psychology386.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance213.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting61.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.5%
    6. Decision Sciences30.5%
    1. Engineering264.5%
    2. Computer Science142.5%
    3. Environmental Science61.0%
    4. Materials Science50.9%
    5. Chemistry40.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy40.7%
    7. Mathematics30.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vanderbilt Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuroscience takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeuroscienceField · 57.6 works6.3×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 24.5 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.29× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.28× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience6.28×58 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.29×69 works
  3. Psychology2.22×38 works
  4. Health Professions2.09×31 works
  5. Medicine1.86×202 works
  6. Nursing1.82×5 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×21 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.65×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×9 works
  10. Veterinary1.18×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.69×49 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.52×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.49×4 works
  14. Mathematics0.38×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×6 works
  16. Computer Science0.32×14 works
  17. Engineering0.30×26 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.29×4 works
  19. Materials Science0.26×5 works
  20. Environmental Science0.20×6 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.18×3 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×1 works
  23. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×4 works
  25. Energy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vanderbilt Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Han‐Zhu Qian, Vasanth Sathiyakumar and Rachel V. Thakore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vanderbilt Health.

  1. 1 Han‐Zhu Qian United States · #685,410 worldwide 4k citations · 164 works
  2. 2 Vasanth Sathiyakumar United States · #694,160 worldwide 2.3k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Rachel V. Thakore United States · #811,756 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Manish K. Sethi United States · #825,880 worldwide 3.4k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey A. Kammer United States · #1,455,256 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Alfredo E. Vergara United States · #1,588,393 worldwide 969 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Natalia V. Solenkova United States · #1,791,137 worldwide 633 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Edward F. Cherney United States · #1,846,166 worldwide 739 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Han-Zhu Qian United States · #1,985,698 worldwide 587 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Melissa P. Osborn United States · #2,335,533 worldwide 343 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Vanderbilt Health

What are the most cited papers from Vanderbilt Health?

The most cited paper from Vanderbilt Health is "The International HapMap Project" (Richard A. Gibbs et al., 2003), with 6,187 citations. Next come "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" (4,954) and "A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs" (4,615).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The International HapMap Project Richard A. Gibbs et al. · Nature Open access183 authors 18 Dec 2003 6,187
2 Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology The LifeLines Cohort Study et al. · Nature Open access487 authors 10 Feb 2015 4,954
3 A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs Sarah Shaw Murray et al. · Nature Open access211 authors Oct 2007 4,615
4 The Long‐Run Performance of initial Public Offerings Jay R. Ritter · The Journal of Finance Open access Mar 1991 3,435
5 Development of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales Kenneth A. Wallston, Barbara Strudler Wallston, Robert F. DeVellis · Health Education Monographs Mar 1978 3,424
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vanderbilt Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Neurological Disorders, Inflammation, Health Disparities, Synaptic Plasticity, Intersectionality and Dendritic Spines.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology38▲ 1.71×93 topics
  2. Inflammation26▲ 2.2×62 topics
  3. Mental Health25▲ 3.1×27 topics
  4. Neurological Disorders18▲ 5.5×15 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.75×37 topics
  6. Public Health16▲ 1.93×31 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 2.2×32 topics
  8. Quality of Life14▲ 1.75×36 topics
  9. Health Disparities13▲ 8.9×7 topics
  10. Risk Factors12▲ 2.0×28 topics
  11. Depression12▲ 2.4×20 topics
  12. Genetics12▲ 3.0×18 topics
  13. Synaptic Plasticity12▲ 9.5×6 topics
  14. Treatment12▲ 1.69×34 topics
  15. Intersectionality11▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Dendritic Spines10▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Stigma10▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Neuronal Circuits10▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Discrimination9▲ 7.8×4 topics
  20. Gender Identity9▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Astrocyte Function9▲ 25×2 topics
  22. GABAergic8▲ 30×1 topic
  23. LGBTQ+8▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Neurotransmission8▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Social Stress8▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Heart Failure8▲ 3.2×12 topics
  27. Primary Care8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  28. Stress8▲ 3.8×7 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Brain Development8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  31. Neurobiology8▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Prefrontal Cortex8▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Health Outcomes7▲ 4.8×7 topics
  34. Genetic Variation7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  35. Medical Education7▲ 4.4×8 topics
  36. Cell Signaling7▲ 7.5×9 topics
  37. Economic Evaluation6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Mortality Rates5▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Working Memory5▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Vanderbilt Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Neural dynamics and brain function and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 8 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 8 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 4 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 4 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and …4Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 4 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 3 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…3Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 3 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSocial PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceInfectious Diseases3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 8 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 8 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vanderbilt Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vanderbilt Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Vanderbilt Health0.0025% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vanderbilt Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Vanderbilt Health12.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.9% in 2008.

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